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: Experience: House: District 3, 2009-Present; Home State: Minnesota; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $3,050,903Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Erik Paulsen

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Kelly; 4 Children: Cassie, Briana, Tayler, Liesl

Birth Date: 05/14/1965

Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA

Home City: Eden Prairie, MN

Religion: Lutheran

Education

BA, Mathematics, Saint Olaf College, 1987

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present

Representative, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1994-2008

Majority Leader, Minnesota State House of Representatives, 2003-2006

Current Legislative Committees

Joint Economic Committee, Member

Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Member

Subcommittee on Trade, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus

Member, Diabetes Caucus

Member, Financial Literacy Caucus

Member, Free Trade Working Group

Co-Chair, House Medical Technology Caucus

Member, India Caucus

Member, Korea-United States Free Trade Working Group

Member, Land Conservation Caucus

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, National Guard Caucus

Member, Nuclear Issues Working Group

Member, Renewable Energy Caucus

Member, United State-China Working Group

Member, Zoo Caucus

Professional Experience

Former Investment Analyst

Former Marketer, Cable Value Network

Legislative Assistant, Representative Jim Ramstad, United States House of Representatives

Former State Director, Representative Jim Ramstad, United States House of Representatives

Former Business Analyst, Target Corporation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Board Member, A Better Chance Foundation

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Habitat for Global Learning

Board Member, Habitat for Technology

Volunteer, Learning Exchange

Board Member, Minneapolis Institute of the Arts

Board Member, Southdale Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Member, Victory Lutheran Church

Member, Young Leaders Forum, National Committee on United States-China Relations

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Support Government's role in schooling should be limited. State-funded vouchers should pay for private schools, charter schools, home-schooling, or whatever schools parents choose.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Oppose Further health coverage should be promoted through free market rather than the government.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Support Benefits of diversity should be considered. The government should prosecute companies that discriminate against women and minorities.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 126

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/17/2017	H.R.2503	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Referred to House Energy and Commerce (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2386	Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to House Budget (All Actions)
05/04/2017	H.R.2385	Tariff Inversion Jobs Act of 2017	05/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
04/07/2017	H.R.1953	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017	04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/30/2017	H.R.1840	Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation Act of 2017	03/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1686	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities.	03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
03/16/2017	H.R.1175	Health Savings Act of 2017	03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions)
02/17/2017	H.Res.142	Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week".	02/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.807	Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/06/2017	H.R.894	Interest for Others Act of 2017	02/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/30/2017	H.R.747	Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017	01/30/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/26/2017	H.Con.Res.10	Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically and continue to provide critical benefits to Americans and United States communities.	01/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
01/24/2017	H.R.686	DIGIT Act	01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
01/06/2017	H.R.365	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2017	01/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.184	Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017	01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/07/2016	H.R.6274	Hospital Outcomes Act of 2016	10/07/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.Res.914	Expressing support for designation of September 2016 as "Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month".	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/26/2016	H.R.5719	Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act	09/26/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.6015	Primary Care Enhancement Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
07/25/2016	H.Res.840	Expressing support for designation of the week of October 30 through November 5, 2016, as "National Obesity Care Week".	07/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)

Total: 943

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
04/13/2016	H.Res.677	Congratulating the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team on winning the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
04/12/2016	H.R.4907	Grow Philanthropy Act of 2016
03/23/2016	H.R.4247	Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015
03/23/2016	H.R.1671	Government Neutrality in Contracting Act
03/22/2016	H.Res.657	Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Martin Olav Sabo as an outstanding public servant dedicated to the State of Minnesota and the United States.
03/16/2016	H.R.4770	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide appropriate rules for the application of the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities with respect to certain contract manufacturing or production arrangements.
03/15/2016	H.Con.Res.121	Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador at the United Nations to promote the establishment of a war crimes tribunal where these crimes could be addressed.	Passed	Yea
03/15/2016	H.Con.Res.75	Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.	Passed	Yea
03/04/2016	H.R.4701	Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2016
02/25/2016	H.R.4626	BRACE Act
02/24/2016	H.Res.551	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
02/24/2016	H.R.644	Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
02/23/2016	H.R.4592	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
02/22/2016	H.R.3442	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015	Passed	Aye
02/19/2016	H.R.4567	Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016
02/17/2016	H.Res.591	Commending the cooperative owners and the employees of the Farm Credit System for their continuing service in meeting the credit and financial-services needs of rural communities and agriculture.
02/12/2016	H.Res.567	Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
02/10/2016	H.R.4514	Combating BDS Act of 2016
01/25/2016	H.Res.590	Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
01/12/2016	H.R.1854	Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015

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